This female great white was 6.1 m (20 ft) long. However, there was a report considered reliable by some experts in the past, of a larger great white shark specimen from Cuba in 1945. This specimen was 6.4 m (21 ft) long and had a body mass estimated at 3,324 kg (7,328 lb).
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, is a progressive disease of the motor neurons (nerve cells that control the skeletal muscles). As motor neurons are affected, gradual weakness, atrophy, and paralysis of the skeletal muscles occur.
The Neuromuscular and ALS Center. The Neuromuscular & ALS Center is a multidisciplinary program for the diagnosis, evaluation, and long-term management of a host of neuromuscular diseases found in adults. The Center is one of only a handful of neurological climical centers in the State specializing in neuromuscular disease. It is cerified by the national ALS Association (ALSA) and is a Neuropathy Center approved by the national Neuropathy Association.